Improvement in chin-rests for violins



H W WHITE Chin-Rest for Violins.

No. 196,962. Patented Nov. 6,1877.

WITNESSES f4 PETERS, PHOTOUTHOGRAPNER, WASHINGTON n C -c in its enlargedbody 0.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HIRAM W. W'HITE, OF YANKTON, DAKOTA TERRITORY.

IMPROVEMENT I N CHlN-RESTS FOR VIOLINS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 196,962, dated November6, 1877; application filed May 10, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HIRAM W. WHITE, of Yankton, in the county of Yanktonand Territory of Dakota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Chin-Rests for Violins, of which the following is aspecifica tion:

My invention relates to improved means for adapting a chin-rest to fitviolin-bodies of different widths, and means for preventing thechin-plate from resting entirely on the face of said violin-bodies.

My invention consists, first, in constructing or prm'iding thechin-plate with lugs on. the under side, so as to adapt it to fitviolins hav in g margins of different sizes.

My invention consists, secondly, in providing the screw which connectsthe chin-plate and clamp-hook with an enlarged body havin g groovesforming ribs, on which the clamphook is adjusted.

My invention consists, thirdly, in beveling the ribs of the screw on oneside, and also beveling the portion of the clamp-hook adapted to engagewith the ribs.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section of myimproved chin-rest. Fig. 2 is a perspective view from the under side ofthe chin-plate and connecting-screw. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of theclamp-hook.

E may represent a chin'plate, which is provided with two lugs, A A, toadapt it to fit the face of the violin. O is a screw inserted in thechin-plate, and provided with grooves These grooves form ribs 0, whichare beveled 011 one side to adapt them to fit a clamp'hook. D is aclamp-hook,

whose lower portion grasps the under side of the violin-body, and whoseupper portion is beveled at (I, so as to fit the grooves c.

The rest is shown as applied to aviolin-body in Fig. 1, the body beingrepresented by dotted lines.

To apply the device, the screw is partly inserted in the chin-plate, andthe chin-plate is placed on the instrument. The loop on the clamp-boltis passed over the screw-head to engage with a groove on the enlargedbody,

the lower portion of the clamp-bolt grasping the lower side of theinstrument. The chinrest is secured by turning the screw so as totighten its grasp.

My improved chin-rest is, by its peculiar construction, adapted to fitviolins of difi'erent thicknesses.

The chin plate is also adapted to fit the margins of different violins.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. The chin-plate E, provided with lugs A A, to adapt the plate to fitthe margin of violins, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The screw O, having its body 0 enlarged and provided with grooves c,in combination with a chin-rest and clamp-hook for violins.

3. The combination, with the screw O, havthe purpose set forth.

H. WV. WHITE.

YVitnesses G. J. B. HARRIS, DAVID PINKNEY.

